<!DOCTYPE html>
<link rel=match href=absolute_hypothetical_with_intervening_inline_block_ref.html>
<style>
em {
    position: relative;
}
main {
    display: inline-block;
}
section {
    display: inline;
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    background: white;
    width: 48px;
    height: 48px;
}
strong {
    color: red;
    font-weight: normal;
}
</style>
There should be no red.<em><main><section></section></main></em><strong>_</strong>

